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Jan 1, 1449
Lorenzo De' Medici
Was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance. -
Oct 22, 1455
Gutenberg Bible
Gutenberg produced what is considered to be the first book ever printed: a Latin language Bible, printed in Mainz, Germany. -
May 3, 1469
Niccolo Machiavelli writes The Prince
After receiving an education that allowed him to cultivate a good grasp of the Latin and Italian classics he entered government service as a clerk. -
Feb 7, 1478
Thomas More writes Utopia
was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist -
Nov 1, 1478
Spanish Inquisition is introduced
The Spanish Inquisition was used for both political and religious reasons. Spain is a nation-state that was born out of religious struggle between numerous different belief systems including Catholicism, Islam, Protestantism and Judaism -
Jun 28, 1491
King Henry VIII
had a change of conscience regarding publishing the Bible in English. -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus discovers the new world
After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island, believing he has reached East Asia -
May 20, 1498
Vasco da Gama sails to India
Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama becomes the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean when he arrives at Calicut on the Malabar Coast. -
Oct 30, 1503
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the worl -
Oct 30, 1504
Michelangelo sculpts the David
In Autumn 1504 the Florentines witnessed an exceptional event: after four days travelling round the city, transported with care. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther post
The door functioned as a bulletin board for various announcements related to academic and church affairs. -
Oct 30, 1520
Raphaell painted the Transfiguration
Transfiguration is the last painting by the Italian High Renaissance master Raphael. -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth I begins rule in England
Elizabeth succeeded her half-sister to the throne -
Oct 30, 1536
John Calvin publishes Institutes of the Christian Religion
Extremely important for the Protestant Reformation -
Aug 30, 1540
Founding of the Society of Jesus by Ignatius of Loyola
This is the founding document of the Jesuits as an official Catholic religious -
Oct 30, 1543
Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
Was a mathematician and astronomer who proposed that the sun was stationary in the center of the universe and the earth revolved around it. -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor. -
Roanoke Island
Sir Walter Raleigh funded expeditions to Roanoke Island. -
King Phillip II of Spain assembles the Spanish Armada
attempt to invade England -
Galileo invents a thermomete
is a thermometer made of a sealed glass cylinder containing a clear liquid.
